Report: Not a lock that the Broncos won’t match C.J. Anderson offer

The conventional wisdom was that when the Dolphins signed Broncos running back C.J. Anderson to a restricted free agent offer sheet, he was all but theirs.

But with a day left for Broncos executive John Elway to make a decision, it might be closer than many thing.

According to Peter King of TheMMQB.com, it’s not a lock that the Broncos simply won’t match, and let Anderson walk away to Miami.

The four-year, $18 million offer sheet is well beyond the $2.553 million tender the Broncos could have used to keep Anderson as an RFA (as no one would have given up a second-round pick and the money for a back who has yet to carry the ball 200 times in a season).

With potential big-ticket items such as Brock Osweiler and Malik Jackson elsewhere, the Broncos have the flexibility to match, even if it’s at a number far beyond what they could have or should have spent.

That’s a lot of money for a RB that doesn’t have a lot of carries. That’s not saying he can’t carry it that much but since they didn’t use him that much I would be surprised if they matched that contract. They would be able to draft one to fill that hole for a lot less.

whenwilliteverend says:
Mar 14, 2016 11:58 AM
That’s a lot of money for a RB that doesn’t have a lot of carries. That’s not saying he can’t carry it that much but since they didn’t use him that much I would be surprised if they matched that contract. They would be able to draft one to fill that hole for a lot less.
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Oh, for a minute I thought you were talking about Lamar Miller? He is getting $7.5M and CJ is getting $4M. Miller 194 for 872nd CJ had 152 for 720yds. Almost identical performance Stats, so an absolute bargain!! I agree overall with your statement, but RB’s are getting paid this year, so we disagree on that.

Anyone saying Elway must go is a fair weather Broncos fan and should go root for a team like the Browns. Elway has been one of the best GMs in the league and I, for one, know he’s got some more plans in FA/Draft that will again have us in a position to compete. In Elway we trust or GTFO.